Lora - Atlantic harbour Seal

After having made our way thru the reception, leaflet in hands, we rushed our way to the Seal Rescue Centre, as Gareth (a member from the animal care team) was about to start one of the sessions programmed in the centre directed at teaching visitors how the seal rescue team operates. You would learn how to tube-feed a rescued pup in trouble and the first steps into seal rescue...
Pups in the Sanctuary are offered expert veterinary care, and are gradually weaned from a liquid diet into eating whole fish; to be taken after into the outdoor pools where the seals can gain some weight and build up strength before returning to their natural environment...
Once the session is over, we hurried onto the outdoor pools to see how seals are fed...

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